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- Horses of the gods. (Cf. A171.1.) A155.2
- Culture hero has marvelous horses. A524.1.2
- Charioteer of the sun. Sun drives his horses and chariot across sky. A724.1
- Phaëton. Sun entrusts his chariot to another (his son) and the horses run away. The world is almost burnt up. A724.1.1
- Three horses from dove's egg on last day. A1091.1
- Sea-waves are (manes of) sea-god's horses. A1116.1
- Lightning from heavenly horses striking hoofs against stars. A1141.3
- Cause of thunder: sounds of the horses' hoofs as gods play ball. A1142.6
- Origin of different peoples according to choice of bows and arrows or else guns, horses and cattle. Indians choose the former, whites the latter. A1614.4.3
- Ghormuhas: men's bodies, horses' heads, one leg, cannibals. (Cf. B21.) B15.7.5
- Infuriated horses kill driver. B17.1.4.1
- Immortal horses. B19.3.1
- Glowing animals. Horses, swine, etc. which glow. (Cf. B15.4.2.) B19.4
- Horses refuse to remain with owner who has been cursed by clerics. B133.4.1
- Horses determine road to be taken. They are left to pick out the road themselves and to stop at the destination. B151.1.1
- Horses travel between clerics without guidance. B151.1.1.0.1
- Abused and pampered horses. Hero is ordered by ogre to feed and care for certain horse and to neglect other horse. Hero disobeys and feeds neglected horse. Latter is enchanted prince and helps hero. (Cf. B181.) B316
- Horses carry lost riders to safety. B563.1.1
- Artificially colored horses. B731.2.2
- Fire-breathing horses. B742.3